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Verb: erode  i'rowd
  1. Become ground down or deteriorate
    "Her confidence eroded"
    - gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
     
  2. Remove soil or rock
    "Rain eroded the terraces"
    - eat away, fret

Derived forms: erodes, eroding, eroded

See also: erosion, erosive

Type of: crumble, damage, decay, dilapidate

Encyclopedia: Erode

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